Man Arrested On Drug, Theft Charges

May 4, 1986

POMPANO BEACH — A Pompano Beach man was arrested after police said they witnessed a drug transaction.

George Lubins Joseph, 25, of the 400 block of Northwest Fourth Court, was charged with possession of cocaine, grand theft, possession of a firearm while committing a felony, and driving with a suspended license. Police said they witnessed what appeared to be a drug transaction Monday, and followed Joseph to his house.

A search of the car the suspect was driving revealed a .357-caliber gun and a pill bottle containing cocaine rocks under the armrest of the car, police said.

Police said Joseph had no identification, and claimed the car he was driving belonged to a friend.